Canteen.



No. 699,697. Patented May I3, I902.

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CANT EEN.

( Application med-Aug. a1, 1901.

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NlTED STATES "ATENT FFICE.

MANUEL LARA MISSOTTEN, OF SALTILTJO, MEXICO.

' CANTEEN.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent N 0. 699,697, dated May 13,1902. Application filed August 31, 1901. crial No. 74,047. (No model.)

To aZZ whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, MANUEL LARA hlrsson TEN, a citizen of Mexico,residing at Saltillo, in the State of Cohahuila, Mexico, have inventedcertain new and useful Improvements in Canteens, of which thefollowingis aspecification, reference being had therein to theaccompanying drawings.

My invention relates to new and useful improvements in canteens; and itsprimary object is to provide a device of this character which is simpleand compact in construction, easily carried, and which is provided withdetachable partsadapted for use either as cooking utensils or asreceptacles for solid foods.

With these and other objects in View the invention consists in the novelconstruction and combination of parts hereinafter more fully describedand claimed, and illustrated in the accompanying drawings, showing thepreferred form of my invention, and in which-- Figure 1 is a sideelevation of a complete canteen. Fig.2 is an end view thereof. Fig. 3isa vertical transverse section. Fig. at is a similar view through theutensils arranged for carrying food. Fig. 5 is an elevation thereof inposition one within the other, and Fig. 6 is a plan view.

Referring to the figures by numerals of reference, 1 is theliquid-receptacle of the canteen and is substantially oval in plan view-An outlet having a suitable cap or stopper 2 is arranged at the top ofthe canteen, and a pair of eyes 3 extend from each end of the device. Araised ovalshaped portion 4 is formed upon one side face of the canteen,and this is adapted to hold a lid 5, which is normally fitted thereonand which is provided with a knob or button 6, extending from thecenter. Aknob extends upward from the center of the top of the canteenand is for the purpose hereinafter more fully described. This knob hasbeen numbered 7.

A set ofpans or receptacles is used in connection with the canteenproper, 1, and these are so constructed that they may be used either ascooking utensils or as receptacles for carrying food. Preferably threepans of different sizes are employed. They are exactly similar in form,and each is provided at its upper edge with an angular flange 8. Thethree pans are adapted when not in use to nest snugly one within theother. When, however, it is desired to use them as receptacles for food,the bottom of the largest pan 9 is fitted in the flange 8 of theintermediate pan 10. The flange of the smallest pan 11 receives thebottom of pan 10. Cover 5 is then removed from the side of the canteen 1and is placed in position on the flange of the top pan 9. A strap 12 isplaced around the pans when in this position, an eye 13 thereinreceiving the button or knob G of the cover. A similar button 14 isarranged at one end of the strap and is adapted to project into an eyeformed adjacent to the other end thereof.

An ear 15 is formed on the outer face of the large pan 9, and pivotedtherein are two loops 16. These serve as handles when it is desired toemploy said pan as a cup, &c. The smallest pan 11 is provided with anear 17 on the inner face of one of its ends. One end of a wire loop 18is pivoted therein. This loop is L-shaped in side elevation and isadapted to normally rest upon the bottom of-the pan. WVhen swung upwardand outward, however, it serves as a handle. The pan may then be used asa saucepan.

\Vhen the pans are arranged as above described and as illustrated inFig. 4, they may, if desired, be inclosed in a suitable sack, (notshown,) which will serve to keep heat from the contents. When, however,they are not used as food-receptacles, they are nested one within theother, the lid is placed on the oval 4E, and'the canteen lisplacedwithin the upper pan 11. Strap 12 is then placed around the whole, theeyes therein engaging knobs 6, 7, and 14. A second strap 19 passesthrough the eyes 3 and under the pans 9, 10, and 11. go over theshoulder of the wearer and may be of any desired length.

In the foregoing description I have shown the preferred form of myinvention; but Ido not limit myself thereto, as I am aware thatmodifications may be made therein without departing from the spirit orsacrificing the advantages thereof, and I therefore reserve the right tomake such changes as fairly fall within the scope of my invention.

This strap is adapted to i The canteen l is preferably provided with acloth covering adapted to protect the con tents from the heat.

Having thus fully described my invention, what I therefore claim as new,and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is

1. The combination with a pan, of a canteen adapted to rest therein, araised portion upon one face of the canteen, and a cover for the panadapted to fit upon said raised portion.

2. The combination with a pan, of a canteen adapted to rest therein, araised portion upon one face of the canteen, a cover for the panadaptedto fit upon said raised portion, a button upon the cover and upon thecanteen, and a strap adapted to extend around the pan and canteen andengage the buttons.

3. The combination with acanteen having a raisedportion upon one face;of a series of pans of difierent sizes adapted to nest one within theother, flanges, angular in section, at the edges of the pans, the flangeof one time? pan being adapted to receive the bottom of the nextlargest, a lid or cover for the pans adapted to fit upon the raisedportion of the canteen, and means for securing the canteen and nestedpans, together.

4. A device of the character described comprising a series of pans ofdifferent sizes adapted to nest one within the other, angular flanges atthe edges of the pans, the flange of one pan being adapted to receivethe bottom of the next largest pan, a canteen adapted to rest Within thenested pans, a raised portion upon one face of the canteen, a lidadapted to fit either upon said raised portion or upon a pan, a strapfor securing the pans and canteen together, and a carrying-strapextending under the pans.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in presence of-two witnesses.

MANUEL LARA M-ISSOTTEN,

Witnesses:

N. A. FUEssLE, E. H. J EFFRIES.

